Long thin brows, bright red lipstick and wavy hair with a veil or a small hat, flattened or voluminous – here it is Chicago style of the 30s: hairstyles with curls from Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Gina Harlow.
Formerly
The Great Depression in the USA and not only, the period of gangsters, Prohibition and the stratification of society in terms of living standards are signs of the 30s of the last century. However, the perfect complement to the diamonds, long cigarette holders, boas and bodycon dresses was the Chicago hairstyle. Fashionistas all over the world are still inspired by the mystery and sophistication of close friends of insanely we althy millionaires and tough mafiosi. The smile and playful look of a cute lady in a short dress with a low waist or a look from under the eyebrows of a vamp woman hardly left anyone indifferent. The classic image of an inhabitant of gangster Chicago is a black dress, pearls and magnificent fur, long gloves that hide the girl’s hands almost to her shoulders, and a long mouthpiece.
Now
Chicago Style - Hairstyles (left photo) with bangs gracefully styled in cool waves have recently become popular with modern fashionistas. Such a hairstyle, the right make-up, a skillfully selected outfit are appropriate for corporate holidays, and at parties in a nightclub, and at a romantic date, and at wedding celebrations for the bride. The image of a beauty with such a hairdo insists: "Only girls in jazz." What does it take for your girlfriend to look at you and exclaim without hesitation, “Yeah, Chicago hair! That's her!"? It is necessary to comply with all the rules of hairdressing. And this implies the use of clips (not only in the process of creating a hairstyle, but also as its element - hairpins), hairpins (if the hair is long), varnish, jewelry in the form of roses, veils, pill hats.
Styling technology
The type of styling, which has been used since the 20s, acquired the name "cold wave", when instead of a hot curling iron, the art of fingers, hairpins and gels were used to fix the magnificent shape. Such curls and combs were used both for the entire head of hair, and as a fragment of the hairstyle, as an additional combination, as the heroes of the musical "Chicago" remind of.
But the Chicago-style hairstyle is also wet styling, allowing fashionistas to go to the hairdresser less often. Pre-straightening of curly hair by heat treatment, which appeared in London in 1909, an abundance of styling products (masks, gels, mousses, balms, waxes, varnishes and lotions), includingto create the effect of wet hair, as well as long-term drying under a hair dryer, they require some sacrifices - money, time and patience, which also pay off because during sleep a mesh is put on a hairstyle with no volume. She plays an important role in maintaining the hairstyle and extending its life. The mesh has replaced the hated curlers, which do not inspire beautiful feelings for either men or women. Curlers have been and remain for a long time, only slightly changed in terms of comfort, a clear sign of the times of communal apartments. Nevertheless, the styling with a smooth parting and an ornate comb of hair, decorated with feathers of outlandish birds, is reminiscent of the beautiful ladies of that time - Carole Lombard, Bette Davis, Myrna Loy and Ginger Rogers, who became an example for no less charming and famous actresses of our time - Beyonce Knowles, Keira Knightley, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Evan Rachel, Carey Mulligan and others. They have been experimenting with the Chicago 30s hairstyle with great success both in person and on screen. Chicago hairstyle is a bright trace in the history of hairdressing and fashion of a bygone era, that retro style associated with luxury and freedom, which has always been the ideal of elegance and femininity.
